Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Falling Off ATV, Police Say Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Falling Off ATV, Police Say
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Falling Off ATV, Police Say A Long Island man was seriously injured after he fell off an ATV, according to police. Joseph DeMarie, 45, was operating a Yamaha ATV without a helmet on Glen Summer Road in Holbrook when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and fell to the ground at approximately 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, Suffolk County Police said. DeMarie, of Holbrook, was transported via Holbrook Fire Department ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. The ATV was impounded for a safety check.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Fifth Squad 631-854-8552.

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by Joe Lombardi
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Person Selling Yamaha Racing Quad Ripped Off With Counterfeit Cash Suspect At Large After Person Selling Yamaha Racing Quad Ripped Off With Counterfeit Cash
Suspect At Large After Person Selling Yamaha Racing Quad Ripped Off With Counterfeit Cash A person attempting to sell a Yamaha 450 racing quad on Craigslist was ripped off after discovering the money received was counterfeit. Bridgeport Police said the victim, who lives upstate, met with a potential buyer on Richardson Street in Bridgeport on Monday, Oct. 28, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. The buyer left a bank envelope containing 51 $100 bills on the hood of the victim's car and told him not to touch it until he came back from a test drive, Jones said. The suspect did not return from the test drive and when the seller looked at the money envelope it wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Overnight Long Island Crash Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Overnight Long Island Crash
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Overnight Long Island Crash A motorcyclist was seriously injured in an overnight crash on Long Island. It happened on Saturday, Oct. 26 at approximately 4:10 a.m. in Huntington. Thomas Horton, 55, of Manorville, was operating a 1996 Yamaha northbound on Centerport Road, near Blenheim Lane, when he lost control of the motorcycle and crashed, Suffolk County Police said. A passing motorist saw Horton lying on the side of the roadway and called 911. Horton was transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, according to police. The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check. Detect…

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by Joe Lombardi
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Pro Dirt Bike Racer, 20, Remains Critical After Meadowlands Crash, NJ State Police Report Pro Dirt Bike Racer, 20, Remains Critical After Meadowlands Crash, NJ State Police Report
Pro Dirt Bike Racer, 20, Remains Critical After Meadowlands Crash, NJ State Police Report A 20-year-old professional dirt bike rider remained in critical condition Monday at Hackensack University Medical Center following a crash Saturday night during a race at the Meadowlands. Oliver Brindley, of Doncaster, England, was injured during a multi-bike crash just after 6 p.m. at the American Flat Track "Meadowlands Mile" race, New Jersey State Police confirmed. Responders said he was unresponsive when placed into an ambulance. The trouble began when rider Dallas Daniels hit two quick bumps approaching a turn and went down early in the race. Fellow rider Shayna Texter then hit Danie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Speeding Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into SUV, BMW On Southern State Parkway, Police Say Speeding Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into SUV, BMW On Southern State Parkway, Police Say
Speeding Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into SUV, BMW On Southern State Parkway, Police Say A 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed after hitting two vehicles on a stretch of the Southern State Parkway, New York State Police said. The crash occurred at around 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 in Nassau County. The motorcyclist, Joseph Montano, of New York City, was traveling eastbound on the parkway on a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle near Exit 16 in Hempstead at a high rate of speed, police said. The motorcycle struck the rear of a 2003 Lincoln Navigator, traveling eastbound on the parkway, and then hit a 2014 BMW which was entering the parkway from Franklin Avenue eastbound, state police sa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Man Killed In Dix Hills Crash 20-Year-Old Man Killed In Dix Hills Crash
20-Year-Old Man Killed In Dix Hills Crash A 20-year-old was killed in a crash between two motorcycles on Long Island. It happened in Dix Hills just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, Andrew Parisi, of Farmingdale, was operating a 2018 Yamaha westbound on Express Drive North just east of Exit 51 when his motorcycle collided with a 2007 Honda motorcycle operated by Nikolas Manitaras, 20, of North Massapequa, according to police. Parisi lost control of the Yamaha and crashed into the wooded area nearby, said police. Parisi was taken via North Shore University Medical Cent…

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by Joe Lombardi
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car A motorcyclist was hospitalized after he was struck by a car at a precarious roadway on Route 202 in Ramapo, police said. First responders in Ramapo responded to a two-vehicle crash at approximately 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 29 on Route 202. According to police, a Honda Civic was making a left turn out of the Ramapo Equestrian Center when it struck a Yamaha motorcycle that was riding south on the roadway. The driver in the Honda also lost control of the vehicle during the collision and struck a nearby sign. The driver of the motorcycle suffered minor injuries and was transported by an ambulan…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
NJSP: Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash NJSP: Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash
Njsp: Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash A 28-year-old motorcyclist from New York City was killed in an early-morning crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Park Saturday, authorities said. Jesus Patino-Tapia's Yamaha bike went off the northbound side of the highway near milepost 116.7 around 3:45 a.m., NJ State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The bike struck a guardrail ejecting Patino-Tapia, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Goez said. No other vehicles were involved.

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by Cecilia Levine
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Watercraft Rider Drifts In Great South Bay For Two Hours Watercraft Rider Drifts In Great South Bay For Two Hours
Watercraft Rider Drifts In Great South Bay For Two Hours A worried wife who called the police when her husband didn't return from a ride on his Yamaha watercraft on Great South Bay set off a wide search for the 52-year-old man.  William Sullivan, of Bayport, was reported missing around 7:55 p.m., Tuesday, May 21, after failing to return from a planned hourlong ride, said the Suffolk County Police. Sullivan left Homans Creek aboard the Yamaha watercraft at about 6:30 p.m. and when he didn’t return an hour later as planned, his wife called 911 and reported him missing, police said. After receiving the call, Suffolk county launched two patrol …

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by Kathy Reakes
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man, 50, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Motorcycle Crash Jersey City Man, 50, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Jersey City Man, 50, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Motorcycle Crash The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office has identified the man killed in a collision between his Yamaha motorcycle and a car Friday afternoon in Jersey City.  Reginald Jackson, 50, of Jersey City, was riding south on Bergen Avenue around 2 p.m. when he somehow collided with a Honda Accord traveling north on Bergen Avenue. The vehicles crashed near Morton Place.  Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Accord stayed at the scene.  The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit  and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating. Anyon…

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by Paul Milo
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Prospect Park PD: Teens Arrange Separate 'Sale' Meetings, Swipe 3 Dirtbikes Prospect Park PD: Teens Arrange Separate 'Sale' Meetings, Swipe 3 Dirtbikes
Prospect Park PD: Teens Arrange Separate 'Sale' Meetings, Swipe 3 Dirtbikes PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – Aided by cellphone video, Prospect Park police tracked down two teens who they said arranged meetings to buy dirt bikes from three different owners – then stole them. Ameir Logan, 18, was working on one of the stolen bikes in front of his Paterson home when Detective Walter Richmond and Officer Arthur Canestrino rolled up on him, authorities said. The first victim, from Englewood, told police he arranged to meet what he thought was a buyer in Prospect Park after placing a 2017 Yamaha 85 bike for sale on LetGo.com. The “buyer” took the bike for what the victim said he …

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by Jerry DeMarco